The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil () is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montréal in (mostly francophone) Québec, southeastern Canada.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste dedicated to John the Evangelist, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
It has a Co-Cathedral: Cocathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, in Longueuil, Québec, and a Minor basilica: Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, in Varennes, Québec.
History
Erected on 9 June 1933, as the Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Montréal, its Metropolitan. It was renamed on 27 February 1982 as Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil / SanctiIoannis–Longolien(sis) (Latin).
Statistics
As per 2015, it pastorally served 634,425 Catholics (83.2% of 762,240 total) on in 45 parishes and 1 mission with 89 priests (60 diocesan, 29 religious), 4 deacons, 350 lay religious (99 brothers, 251 sisters) and 4 seminarians.
Bishops
Episcopal Ordinaries
(all Roman Rite native Canadians)
Suffragan Bishops of Saint-Jean-de-Québec
Paul-Ernest-Anastase Forget (1934.05.12 – death 1955.02.03) Gérard-Marie Coderre (1955.02.03 – retired 1978.05.03), died 1993; succeeded as former Titular Bishop of Ægæ (1951.07.05 – 1955.02.03) and Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (1951.07.05 – 1955.02.03) Bernard Hubert (1978.05.03 – 1982.02.27 see below), previously Bishop of Saint-Jérôme (Canada) (1971.06.25 – 1977.01.27), Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (1977.01.27 – 1978.05.03)
Suffragan Bishops of Saint-Jean-de-Longueuil
Bernard Hubert (see above 1982.02.27 – death 1996.02.02), also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1985 – 1987) Jacques Berthelet, Viatorians (C.S.V.) (1996.12.27 – retired 2010.10.28), also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2001 – 2003); previously Superior General of Clerics of Saint Viator (Viatorians) (1984 – 1986.12.19), Titular Bishop of Lamsorti (1986.12.19 – 1996.12.27) as Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (1986.12.19 – succession 1996.12.27) Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. (28 October 2010 - retired 5 November 2019), also vice-president of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2015.09.15 – 2017.09.27); previously Titular Bishop of Tagase (2006.02.11 – 2010.10.28) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Montréal (Canada) (2006.02.11 – 2010.10.28) Auxiliary Bishop (2004.06.19 – 2020.07.19): Louis Dicaire, Titular Bishop of Thizica (1999.02.18 – 2020.07.19), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Montréal (Canada) (1999.02.18 – 2004.06.19) Auxiliary Bishop (2015.12.22 – 2019.11.05): Claude Hamelin, Titular Bishop of Apollonia (2015.12.22 – 2019.11.05); next Bishop here Claude Hamelin (5 November 2019 – present)
Coadjutor bishops
Gérard-Marie Coderre (1951–1955) Bernard Hubert (1977–1978)
Auxiliary bishops
Robert Lebel (1974–1976), appointed Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec
Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. (1986–1996), appointed Bishop here
Louis Dicaire (2004–2020) Claude Hamelin (2015–2019), appointed Bishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
Raymond Poisson, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec in 2012
See also
List of Catholic dioceses in Canada
Sources and external links
GCatholic, with Google map - data for all sections
Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil site (in French)